A computer is retired and still retains its asset data, such as software and hardware Inventory, manufacturer, model, serial number, system number, etc. Later, this computer is checked again and found to have no data now or most of its prior data has been deleted.
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Retiring a computer by itself, meaning a Status change to Retired, does not delete data classes from the computer. All of its asset data stays intact, such as software and hardware Inventory, manufacturer, model, serial number, system number, etc. If, later, these are found to be deleted, then another process has caused this. These can include:
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